We show how repeatedly awarded procurement contracts where unverifiable quality dimensions are relevant can be … handicap ensures the existence of a relational contract under which the buyer selects the more efficient firm and pays it a …-enforcing relational contract entails an handicap which is closer to the difference between the firms' specific-cost, the lower is the …

this aspect, the influence of supplier development on procurement performance is negatively affected by contract management … difficulties. The study contributes to the supplier management, procurement performance, and contract management literature by …This paper investigates the relationship between supplier development and procurement performance in the public sector …